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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985. PAGE 27.
John Wise announces agricultural census for June 1986
Agriculture Minister John Wise,
and the Minister responsible for
Statistics Canada, Stewart McInnes,
announced the questionnaire for the
1986 Census of Agriculture will
reflect recent technological advan-
ces in Canadian agriculture.
On Census Day, Canadian farm
operators will be asked for the first
time about the use of such develop-
ments as office computers and
subsurface (tile) drainage systems.
Mr. McInnes explained the Cen-
sus of Agriculture, which will be
conducted on June 3, 1986, is
basically a comprehensive snapshot
of the major characteristics of
Canadian farming.
"The 1986 questionnaire will also
ask farmers for information on
crops, livestock, and farm machin-
ery, and will address farm business
practices such as fertilizer and
pesticide use."
Mr. Wise noted the Census of
Agriculture monitors the changing
structure of the agriculture industry.
"Data from the Census are used
by various levels of government to
develop and monitor agricultural
Canada
brucellosis free
A major co-operative effort of
industry, the provinces and Agricul-
ture Canada that began in 1950 has
achieved its goal. The recent
declaration of Ontario as brucellosis-
free means the virtual eradication of
this serious disease from the
domestic cattle herd.
All ten provinces and the territor-
ies have now been granted brucell-
osis-free status by the federal
government. No known outbreak of
the disease has occurred in Canad-
ian cattle since March 1984.
Brucellosis is a contagious disease
that causes abortion and production
losses in cattle. It can also cause an
illness in humans known as undulant
fever.
Cattle will now be able to move
freely throughout Canada without
restriction. Based on past experi-
ence, the elimination of the disease
will also aid the entry of Canadian
cattle into the U.S. market.
Canada can now join the relatively
small group of countries that have
eradicated the disease from their
cattle populations. These include
the Scandinavian countries and
Switzerland.
"Only the complete and undivid-
ed support of the beef and dairy
industries has made this achieve-
ment possible," Agriculture Minis-
ter John Wise said. "It stands as an
international model in the applica-
tion of animal health programs."
Constant vigilance by both indus-
try and government will be required
to ensure that bovine brucellosis
remains a disease of the past in
Canada.
Egg prices drop
Prices paid to egg producers for
Grade A largewilldroponecent a
dozen, the Canadian Egg Marketing
Agency (CEMA) announced.
Despite the crippling drought this
summer in parts of Western Canada,
and wet weather conditions now
hampering the fall harvest, feed
costs are dropping, bringing down
egg prices along with them.
Grain prices in Canada are largely
determined by prices in world
markets. Bumper harvests in the
United States, the world's largest
grain producer, have put downward
pressure on feed prices here in
Canada, the agency explained.
CEMA uses a cost of production
formula to determine prices paid to
egg producers.. Any change in the
cost of producing a dozen eggs is
reflected in the price.
policies and programs, as well as by
farmers and others to make produc-
tion, marketing and investment
decisions."
Questions in the 1986 Census of
Agriculture have been designed to
make the information more useful
and responsive to evolving issues in
agriculture and to regional con-
cerns.
And, for the first time, each farm
operator will receive, along with the
questionnaire, an explanation of
why the various questions are being
asked.
As in the past, for cost efficiency,
the Census of Agriculture will be
carried out in conjunction with the
Census of Population.
"Despite the more comprehen-
sive nature of the 1986 Census of
Agriculture, the total cost in real
terms will be lower than that for the
1981 Census because of a variety of
cost-saving measures," Mr.
McInnes noted.
Mr. McInnes assured farmers
responding to the 1986 Census of
Agriculture that any information
supplied to enumerators is strictly
confidential. All employees of the
Census are required to take an oath
of secrecy and are liable to fines or
imprisonment, or both, should they
violate this oath.
"This has been a decade of
important technological and econo-
mic change in agriculture," Mr.
Wise added.
"The information provided by the
1986 Census of Agriculture will help
us maintain our standing in the
international market, and ensure the
continued development of national
agricultural programs and
policies. • 1,